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199295 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.199295 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 2024-12 20 pages Vincic, Jovana Rachlin, Seth Moore, Roderick Barrett, The Honors College School of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies Text Since 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea, international organizations have documented numerous abuses against Crimean Tatars, including oppression of freedom of assembly, religion, and restrictions on speaking Tatar as a native language. This is nothing new. Throughout history, Crimea’s Tatars have been subject to persecution, most notably Stalin’s plan of ethical cleansing in 1944. Russia’s authoritarian leadership has not discouraged Tatars from organizing numerous protests to stop abuses. Additionally numerous international organizations have demanded Russian concessions . To minimize current abuses against Tatars, this paper proposes a set of possible diplomatic solutions as part of the eventual settlement of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. These include creation of a “de facto state of Crimea,” which would allow Tatars to exercise rights to some degree while still under the de jure control of Russian authorities. Annexation of Crimea Russia-Ukraine War War in Ukraine Abuses in Crimea Human Rights Crises of Crimean Tatars and Fight for Autonomy